Surprises – August 2012
7/10 By Alan Ayckbourn Directed by Alan Ayckbourn CFT and Stephen Joseph Theatre co-production Venue: Minerva Theatre Date: Wednesday 8th August 2012 Although this play has been performed already at...
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8/10 Written and directed by Alan Ayckbourn Stephen Joseph Theatre and CFT co-production Venue: Minerva Theatre Date: Tuesday 28th August 2012 No surprises tonight, though the performances had all...
View ArticleAbsurd Person Singular – August 2012
7/10 Written and directed by Alan Ayckbourn A Stephen Joseph Theatre/CFT co-production Venue: Minerva Theatre Date: Thursday 30th August 2012 Surprisingly, given that this production was directed by...
View ArticlePrivate Lives – September 2012
9/10 By Noel Coward Directed by Jonathan Kent Venue: Minerva Theatre Date: Friday 21st September 2012 The very first performance, and already they’ve got the characters established. We were a good...
View ArticlePrivate Lives – October 2012
10/10 By Noel Coward Directed by Jonathan Kent Venue: Minerva Theatre Date: Wednesday 10th October 2012 Another excellent performance from all the cast, with even more detail and even more laughs. No...
View ArticleThe Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui – August 2013
Experience: 8/10 Written by Bertolt Brecht, translated by George Tabori and revised by Alistair Beaton Directed by Jonathan Church Venue: Minerva Theatre Date: Thursday 22nd August 2013 Having seen...
View ArticleKing Lear – November 2013 (1)
Experience: 7/10 By William Shakespeare Directed by Angus Jackson Venue: Chichester Festival Theatre Date: Tuesday 5th November 2013 We’ve seen Frank Langella on stage before in Frost/Nixon so we knew...
View ArticleMiss Julie – July 2014
Preview performance Experience: 6/10 By Strindberg in a new version by Rebecca Lenkiewicz Directed by Jamie Glover (Paired with Black Comedy) Venue: Minerva Theatre Date: Monday 7th July 2014 I was the...
View ArticleBlack Comedy – July 2014
Preview Performance Experience: 7/10 By Peter Shaffer Directed by Jamie Glover (Paired with Miss Julie) Venue: Minerva Theatre Date: Monday 7th July 2014 We stayed in the Minerva for the interval after...
View ArticleStella – February 2015
Experience: 6/10 By Siobhán Nicholas Directed by the company and Polly Irvin Company: Take The Space Venue: Minerva Theatre Date: Thursday 19th February 2015 We’d seen this company’s Hanging Hooke...
View ArticleSomeone Who’ll Watch Over Me – September 2015
Preview performance Experience: 8/10 By Frank McGuinness Directed by Michael Attenborough Venue: Minerva Theatre Date: Monday 14th September 2015 Although this was a preview, this production already...
View ArticleSomeone Who’ll Watch Over Me – October 2015
Experience: 9/10 By Frank McGuinness Directed by Michael Attenborough Venue: Minerva Theatre Date: Monday 5th October 2015 This was a fabulous revival of a very intense play. The performances were all...
View ArticleThe Weir – January 2018
Experience: 7/10 By Conor McPherson Directed by Adele Thomas Companies: English Touring Theatre and Mercury Theatre Colchester Venue: Minerva Theatre Date: Wednesday 31st January 2018 Irish drama isn’t...
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